Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today, April 9, 2014.
1. ANALYSIS: STAFFING OVERHAUL COSTLY
Gov. John Hickenlooper sold voters in 2012 a plan he said would modernize and streamline hiring and management of state workers. But 16 months later, .
2. POSITIVE JOLT FOR DENVER JOBS
While construction work is lagging nationwide, the Denver metro area has been the exception. Here’s for construction jobs added in the past year.
3. WHY AN EVANS SHOOTING DEATH CASE WAS REOPENED
The 2012 shooting death of an Evans woman, which had been ruled a suicide, has been reopened after by an officer originally assigned to the case.
4. GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK — EVENTUALLY
Three Front Range municipalities that for the past six years have pumped $6.7 million into the yet-to-be constructed Jefferson Parkway recently made it clear they want to see their money back. But, .
5. GOOD NEWS FOR THE KIDDOS
The and has purchased and leased land around it that could allow the attraction to expand again, thanks to a $15.8 million project.
6. LIMITING THE POTENCY OF MARIJUANA EDIBLES?
When people buy marijuana from a store in Colorado, the ounce they can walk out the door with is fairly easy to measure. Not so when the pot is in concentrated form, perhaps baked into a cookie or brownie. The . In other marijuana news, the
7. DINING OPTIONS SOAR AT DIA
For decades, finding sustenance at an airport during layovers and flight delays was a traveler’s bane, a dreaded limbo of indifferent service, overpriced drinks and culinary options about as welcome as eating a lukewarm omelet with a plastic spork. But aviation hubs around the country — including Denver International Airport — are .
8. COLORADO’S TOP TROUT FISHING RIVER?
After nearly 30 years of work, the Arkansas River has become an overnight sensation. The formerly unheralded river with a reputation for heavy-metal contamination .
9. WHAT ROCKIES BLOWOUT COULD MEAN FOR 2 PITCHERS
A trio of Rockies pitchers served up a half-dozen home runs in an ugly 15-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox at Coors Field. At least two of those pitchers — starter very soon.
10. AVS JUST 2 POINTS OUT OF FIRST
Minus four every-night forwards for the fourth consecutive game Tuesday night, the Avalanche impressively added on to its season-best points streak at Rexall Place, turning in .
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